Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams - 4 DECEMBER 2018

Q1. Consider the following statements with respect to India’s demographic dividend :

1) India has an advantage of Demographic Dividend like no other country in the World has today with over 60% of its youth in the working age group at present.
2) Falling birth rates reduce the overall expenditure required to provide basic necessities for the under 14 age group and increased longevity ensures that a large proportion of the population are within the 15-59 age group.
3) The “demographic dividend” in India needs to be exploited not only to expand the production possibility frontier but also to meet the skilled manpower requirements of in India and abroad.

Which of the above statements are true ?

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only
d) all of the above

Q2. Which of the following factors affect the Indian climate :

1) Latitude
2) Longitude
3) Monsoon winds
4) Western disturbances
5) Ocean currents

a) 1,2& 3only
b) 3,4 & 5 only
c) 1,3 & 4 only
d) all of the above

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding national trade facilitation action plan are true ?

1)It aims to transform cross border clearance ecosystem through efficient, transparent, risk based, co-ordinated, digital, seamless and technology driven procedure supported by state-of-the-art sea ports, airports and land borders
2) It lists out specific activities which would be carried out by all regulatory agencies like Customs, Drug Controller, Plant Quarantine, FSSAI, DGFT etc.
3) The national trade facilitation action plan is headed by the Revenue secretary.

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only
d) all of the above

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)’s :

1) Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and injuries were the main cause of death among people of all age groups in India.
2) Need for regular physical activity, eating healthy food and avoiding consumption of alcohol and tobacco could help in reducing NCD’s to an extent.
3) Public Private Partnership could be the model to bridge the gap by providing technically advanced primary and secondary healthcare centres that act as the first response units to combat diseases or general ill health.

Which of the above statements are true?

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2 & 3only
c) 1 & 3only
d) all of the above

Q5. Literary works ‘Bapukekadmonmein’ &BharatiyaShiksha were written by which of the following Indian freedom fighters :

a) R C Dutt
b) Dr.Rajendran Prasad
c) LalaLajpatrai
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

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ANSWER:

1(d), 2(c), 3(a), 4(d), 5(b)